Emergency charger

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Sixteen-year-old Sam Mackwell and his mates from St Thomas of Canterbury College have created a device that uses boiling water to charge cellphones, power a light and run a radio. They came up with the idea for the small generator after the first earthquake in Canterbury in September when electricity supplies were cut to much of the city. They call the device"The Lion"and hope to sell it in retail stores soon.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 45

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Worcester Street towards Latimer Square. Civil Defence emergency response vehicles are parked along the street.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 46

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Worcester Street towards Latimer Square. Civil Defence emergency response vehicles are parked along the street.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 010

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inside a WRFF Helitack Rappel Crew emergency response vehicle.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 01

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team on Gloucester Street, opposite the Christchurch East School. In the foreground, an emergency response vehicle is parked on the road.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 02

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team on Gloucester Street, opposite the Christchurch East School. In the background, an emergency response vehicle is parked on the road.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 143

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A photograph of Hutt City Emergency Response team members posing with Emergency Operation Centre staff members on Salisbury Street.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 111

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in the back of a New Zealand Army truck. The ERT members are in Christchurch to help out in the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 22

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Lichfield Street outside the MSC House.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 21

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the New Zealand Police standing on the corner of Worcester and Barbadoes Streets. In the background several emergency response vehicles are parked on the street.

Pet Emergency Plan

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document produced by SPCA Canterbury outlining a plan for pet owners to follow in order to prepare for a disaster.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 086

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A photograph of a stretcher bed and the belongings of a Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team member. The stretcher was set up in the hall of the Rima Park Scout Camp.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 035

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing inside a workshop.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 05

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team relaxing in Latimer Square.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 06

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team relaxing in Latimer Square.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 028

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Antigua Street near Corys Electrical.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 48

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Worcester Street towards Latimer Square.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 056

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team eating lunch in Latimer Square.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 038

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down St Asaph towards Antigua Street.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 029

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Antigua Street near Corys Electrical.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 075

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team breaking into a clinic in the Christchurch city centre.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 094

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A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team meeting outside the Christchurch Art Gallery.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 166

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining collapsed scaffolding on Liverpool Street.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 49

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Worcester Street towards Latimer Square.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 084

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team relaxing on stretcher beds. The stretchers were set up in the hall of the Rimu Park Scout Camp.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 085

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team relaxing on stretcher beds. The stretchers were set up in the hall of the Rimu Park Scout Camp.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 083

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team relaxing on stretcher beds. The stretchers were set up in the hall of the Rimu Park Scout Camp.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 83

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in front of an earthquake-damaged building in central Christchurch.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 02

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A photographer of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team sitting against a fence on Worcester Street near Latimer Square.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 31

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team sitting on High Street near the intersection of Tuam Street.